Law Enforcement Executives talk about how ShotSpotter makes a difference in policing today.

ShotSpotter is a proven tool helping law enforcement respond more effectively to gun violence.

Officers have come to rely on ShotSpotter as a critical component of their job – helping to:

Increase evidence collection

Enhance community feelings that “police care”

Increase community reporting crimes

Drive down persistent gunfire in urban cities

Increase tactical awareness and response while in the field

Strengthen community and police engagement

“Officers are coming to me to make sure they have ShotSpotter. ShotSpotter is being used by not only just responding officers but also by prosecution.”

Dan CotterPolice CaptainSomerville Police DepartmentSomerville, MA

“Sometimes a community feels like police don’t care about them or certain parts of the city. This technology alerts us about things that aren’t necessarily reported…so we’re showing up and now the community knows we do care.”

David SalazarPolice CaptainMilwaukee Police DepartmentMilwaukee, WI

“The benefits of ShotSpotter includes the component of police officers collecting evidence. It has been huge for time and money savings. It used to take officers walking 5 blocks to collect evidence – now they’re doing it in 25 meters!”

“Our cops have come to rely on ShotSpotter as a component of how to do their jobs better. ShotSpotter provides tactical awareness, tactical advantage and situational awareness when we get a live gunfire incident.”

Allwyn BrownChief of PoliceRichmond Police DepartmentRichmond, CA

“One of the big highlights (of using ShotSpotter) from 2012 until 2016 is that we saw a 159% increase in cartridge recovery…almost 1,000 cartridges recovered.”